There was disbelief in pubs across the country as Croatia took the lead in extra-time

Furious Roy Keane argues with Ian Wright about England already planning the final before beating Croatia at World Cup 2018

Kieran Tripper's stunning opener after five minutes as worthy of any game, but optimism evaporated as the Three Lions ran out of ideas - and tension mounted among the millions of fans watching all around the country.

Southgate's men will now go on to play for third place against their group rivals Belgium on Saturday, while Croatia will face the French in Sunday's final.

Yesterday the country was brought to a standstill once more as millions left work early to get home or to the pub in time for kick-off of what was England's biggest game for 28 years.

London's Oxford Street, usually buzzing with commuters, lay empty, and the A11 in Suffolk as well as the M1 in London were deserted as the match gripped the nation.

Supporters at Ye Olde Fighting Cock in St Albans throw their pints into the air after England take the lead

Ivan Perisic scores ’controversial’ equaliser for Croatia in World Cup semi-final with England

Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah and Fern Hawkins - the partner of Harry Maguire - were both in the crowd to cheer their boys on, while Gary Lineker, Slaven Bilic and Ryan Giggs all witnessed the game at close quarters.

A surge of 10,000 supporters more than doubled the backing for Southgate’s young Lions in Moscow overnight as they played their biggest game in a generation.

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